[LargeFormat] 6x17cm Format on 5x7 Cameras

[Karl Wolz]

Ever tried shooter's mittens?  Your fingers all stay nestled and warm
together until you need to actually do something with them.  Then you can
release your fingers by folding back the finger portion of the mitten
without removing it entirely.

Karl Wolz

----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul and Paula Butzi" <butzi@nwlink.com>
To: <largeformat@f32.net>
Sent: Friday, December 14, 2001 10:02 AM
Subject: Re: [LargeFormat] 6x17cm Format on 5x7 Cameras


> > As it was a bright sunny day I thought the cold (2C) would not be too
> > much of a problem - wrong! It was freezing with a wind chill factor
> > of -7C. After the first shot I couldn't feel the focusing knobs or
> > standard clamping knobs and it was a race to get the second shot and
> > pack the kit up with no feeling in any of my fingers.....
> >
> > You peops who ask how to stop your breath freezing on the ground
> > glass clearly are more hardy than us pampered Brits!
>
> Here in North America, we use a cunning invention called 'gloves' which
> are insulated coverings for your hands with individual spaces for
individual
> fingers and thumbs, and 'mittens' which are similar but have only one
space for all your
> fingers and another for your thumb.  You wear one glove/mitten on one
> hand, and another on the other hand.
>
> I have several different pairs for different conditions.  My favorite ones
> are made from a material called 'Polartec Windbloc (tm)' and have the
> tips of the finger parts cut off.  They keep my hands warm even in high
> wind and low temp, and with the tips of my fingers exposed, I can still
> work the camera controls easily.
>
> It's hard to believe that this simple invention hasn't come to the
attention
> of you Brits.  Still, I guess if you guys thought it made sense to send
> expeditions to the polar regions with ponies, and armies to India
> with woolen uniforms, it might escape your notice that in the rest
> of the world, people dress to suit the conditions, and gloves and mittens
> can go a long way toward enhancing your comfort when it's cold.
>
> :-)
>
> -Paul, who just couldn't resist giving you a tweak.  Seriously, Windbloc
> gloves are great.  Surely they're available in the UK?
>
>
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